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expiationlogs2023-02-17 07:53 am
{Mini Event} Day of Devotion
This is an entirely opt-in very casual event that has nothing to do with overarching storyline and is just an additional introductory log, and a means for characters to meet. We hope you've all had a very happy Valentine's Day week however you've chosen to spend it!
SCARVES OF LOVE
The season of affection and love of all kinds falls upon Aldrip in the wake of their festivities for Those Who Were There. As part of the celebration, what's referred to as the 'Day of Devotion,' local merchants carry a variety of wares, but none so coveted as their multicoloured scarves available in a variety of prints, designs, and fabrics. Perhaps consider picking one up and giving it to someone who's important to you. No money? No problem! Whilst Aldrip doesn't exactly work on a layaway system or akin to, you'll find the mercantile business owners are quite open to trades and other means of bartering. Maybe they'll give out a scarf or two in agreement for running some errands...
Lucky recipients of these very fashionable scarves will find themselves suspiciously open to sharing positive, warm and fuzzy, or perhaps downright amorous feelings toward the person who gifted them the scarf to begin with, regardless of whether you've known them for years or even just a couple of weeks. But don't worry—the feelings are temporary! Once the Day of Devotion comes to a natural conclusion, your feelings will return to something like normalcy and you'll still wind up with a new fashion accessory. Of course, if you've always been amorous with that special someone, you likely won't notice any sort of change.
Take the opportunity to embrace the celebration, maybe embrace one another a little bit, too, and begin forming some potentially everlasting bonds with others.
BRING PROTECTION
Not everyone is choosing to celebrate the Day of Devotion in the same way. Due to the heightened popularity of the pretty scarves, some of Aldrip's jewellers have been bitten by the green bug of jealousy. In an attempt to compete with the sales of scarves, jewellers are advertising pendants, brooches, and other assorted charms that are meant to serve as warding and protective trinkets. What are they protecting one from? It's difficult to say and the merchants aren't inclined to give a straight answer. But whether you need protection from love, personal feelings, or perhaps something more physical, they've got you covered!
If you choose to give these amulets to others, recipients of them and their related will be compelled to share their true feelings with those around them in addition to the person who gave them the protective charms. This sounds like it could be a good thing, however, that means it covers the array of positive, negative, and every shade in between, without a filter in place. Consider these accessories a potential test of friendships, familial relationships, and more.
Like the scarves, this need and desire to be truthful with your feelings will be temporary, lasting until the Day of Devotion celebration is over. But at least you'll be protected. From something. Maybe. Probably. Or not!
FLOWERS FOR ALDRIP
By now, you may be well familiar with Aldrip's variety of fields that are filled with vegetables and fruits that grace the dinner tables of the town and local cuisine. During the Day of Devotion and weeks leading up to it, you'll find that they're clearing another field and preparing the soil. What for, you won't find out until the actual day of the celebration. Once it arrives, there's a collection of simple carts filled with flowering plants. Locals and newly-arrived alike are welcome to lend a hand in planting them along the neatly tilled rows.
You may find plants that resemble or are identical to plants from your home world. You may find plants that you've never seen in your life. They come in a variety of colours and are accompanied by a lightly pleasing scent that shouldn't be too overpowering, though may still disturb those with allergies.
All who help out with the planting, watering, and other tending, will be rewarded with a bouquet of flowers that can be passed onto others to show your appreciation and other forms of affection. You may even find yourself making a good and lasting impression on the locals by offering some assistance.
zephyr | tales of arise | open
[ The concept of a market was still something that was going to take time to get used to, especially for someone like Zephyr. Calaglia wasn't known for having things as "luxurious" as shops and he'd spent a good thirty-odd years stealing supplies and other various amenities from the soldiers who ruled over the realm with (literal) iron fists. He'd tagged along on a few trips over the past few weeks but he'd never gone out and poked around by himself until today and probably for good reason:
He looked lost and that had been something the merchants took full advantage of. Over the span of an hour he's ushered through no less than a dozen stalls and vendors hawking their wares from scarves (which he'd wound up leaving with four before he'd known what had happened) and finally culminating with a stop to an odd little jewelry stall. It had taken the guy twenty minutes to foist something upon Zephyr in exchange for one of the scarves he'd ended up with, leaving the older Dahnan to stare down at the object he'd dropped into his hand.
They had said it was a crow. The longer Zephyr looks at it, the less certain he is.
Still, it's too late to try and barter for the scarf back. After a long while of staring he looks back over his shoulder towards where the stall was - the owner having vanished to try and find another unwitting Lost Soul - and frowns to himself. ]
...He never did tell me what it's supposed to do.
[ He got that it was supposed to be some sort of protection but... Protection from what? ]
II. A peony for your thoughts?
[ Now, farming? That's something he has a little more experience with. Sort of. When someone had asked if he could help haul a few wheelbarrows down to the field and help plant a few things, Zephyr had been expecting something familiar like, well. Vegetables. Potatoes, beans, that sort of thing, you know? After the fields of wheat and other various crops further out it definitely would've made sense to him.
He didn't expect to see rows and rows of flowers.
A few wheelbarrows of soil and fertilizer turned into a row or two worth of planting seeds, budding flowers, and a few chunks of stems covered in sharp thorns that may or may not have "bitten" Zephyr a few times. The longer they have him digging, the more time he gets to spend marveling over pretty much everything. For instance: the dirt was actually dirt and not hard the hard clay he'd grown up with in the wastes. There were no succulents in sight, and outside of the aforementioned roses none of them were inherently risky to touch. And the colors... Gods, the colors.
Eventually he forces himself to take a break. He could easily go back to Aldrip proper, but no. No, Zephyr hauls himself up onto a few crates off to the side, a damp rag in hand to wipe away as much dirt as he can from his skin, and simply looks. The markets were still new and a little strange to him, yes, but this was... ]
I've never seen anything like this before. It's so... green.
[ Not just green, but the point still stands. ]